Xiaomi Redmi Note 14 Pro 4G review

HyperOS 1.03 on top of Android 14

The Redmi Note 14 Pro 4G runs Xiaomi's HyperOS 1.02 on top of Android 14. In contrast, the Poco X7 Pro comes with Android 15-based Hyper OS 2. We expect the Redmi Note 14 Pro 4G will also be getting that version soon. Still, this does rub us the wrong way since it is effectively a not particularly subtle trick to offer users fewer major OS updates, which we do not appreciate in any way.

Regarding software support, Xiaomi offers at least three years of major updates and 4 years of security patches.

You will feel right at home if you come from an MIUI-powered Xiaomi. The software isn't very different from the last few iterations of MIUI, but it does appear to be more polished, and Xiaomi claims to have some under-the-hood optimizations as well.

We've already covered HyperOS extensively in our detailed review, and nothing has changed. Most of the features tend to stay the same across Redmi and Poco devices, but there are still some slight differences here and there.

HyperOS

Google Gemini is onboard and works very well, so if you fancy some AI help, it is there for you.

Google Gemini

Benchmarks and performance

Probably the most significant downgrade from the Redmi Note 14 Pro 5G model to the Redmi Pro 14 Pro 4Ge is the choice of chipset.

The 4G model we have for review today uses the MediaTek Helio G100 Ultra. It is a fairly modern chip from Q3 2024 that offers quite decent connectivity options and an upgraded ISP with 200MP camera support. Aside from that, it is essentially the same as the popular Helio G99 from 2022, just with a more powerful ISP.

Feel free to disregard the Ultra moniker, as Mediatek never reveals what's different about its Ultra chipsets, and they usually perform just like their non-Ultra counterparts in our testings. It's either marketing or we are talking about a 1-2% improvement at best.

The MediaTek Helio G100 Ultra is a 6nm chip with two ARM Cortex-A76 CPU cores, clocked at up to 2.2 GHZ and another six Cortex-A55 ones, working at up to 2.0 GHz. The onboard GPU is a Mali-G57 MC2 unit.

The chipset is paired with LPDDR4X RAM and UFS 2.2 storage. You can get the Redmi Note 14 Pro 4G in one of the following memory configurations: 128/8GB, 256/8GB, 256/12GB, or 512/12GB RAM. Of course, the availability of these versions might vary from market to market.

Many of you might be happy to hear that the storage is expandable via the included microSD slot.

As we said, the Helio G100 Ultra isn't a very powerful chipset, particularly for this price point. Since you are getting essentially the same hardware as the Heli G99 with a swapped ISP, it makes sense that the Redmi Note 14 Pro 4G performs almost identically to last year's Redmi Note 13 Pro 4G with the Helio G99 chip.

GeekBench 6

• Multi-core
• Single-core

Galaxy A55

3350

Exynos 1480 128GB, 8GB RAM

Motorola Edge 50 Neo

2959

Dimensity 7300 512GB, 12GB RAM

Poco X6

2945

Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 512GB, 12GB RAM

Motorola Edge 50

2940

Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 AE 512GB, 12GB RAM

Motorola Edge 50 Fusion

2938

Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 512GB, 12GB RAM

Galaxy A35

2931

Exynos 1380 128GB, 6GB RAM

Nothing CMF Phone 1

2920

Dimensity 7300 256GB, 8GB RAM

Redmi Note 14 Pro 5G

2913

Dimensity 7300 Ultra 256GB, 8GB RAM

Poco X7

2846

Dimensity 7300 Ultra 512GB, 12GB RAM

Realme 12 Pro

2780

Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 256GB, 8GB RAM

Redmi Note 13 Pro 5G

2751

Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 512GB, 12GB RAM

Nothing Phone (2a)

2592

Dimensity 7200 Pro 256GB, 12GB RAM

Realme 12+

2363

Dimensity 7050 512GB, 12GB RAM

Redmi Note 14 Pro 4G

1999

Helio G100 Ultra 256GB, 8GB RAM

Infinix Hot 50 Pro+ 4G

1957

Helio G100 256GB, 8GB RAM

Redmi Note 13 Pro 4G

1942

Helio G99 Ultra 256GB, 8GB RAM

Galaxy A55

1142

Exynos 1480 128GB, 8GB RAM

Nothing Phone (2a)

1127

Dimensity 7200 Pro 256GB, 12GB RAM

Motorola Edge 50

1073

Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 AE 512GB, 12GB RAM

Motorola Edge 50 Neo

1044

Dimensity 7300 512GB, 12GB RAM

Nothing CMF Phone 1

1028

Dimensity 7300 256GB, 8GB RAM

Galaxy A35

1025

Exynos 1380 128GB, 6GB RAM

Redmi Note 14 Pro 5G

1024

Dimensity 7300 Ultra 256GB, 8GB RAM

Poco X7

1024

Dimensity 7300 Ultra 512GB, 12GB RAM

Poco X6

1024

Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 512GB, 12GB RAM

Redmi Note 13 Pro 5G

1019

Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 512GB, 12GB RAM

Motorola Edge 50 Fusion

1017

Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 512GB, 12GB RAM

Realme 12+

944

Dimensity 7050 512GB, 12GB RAM

Realme 12 Pro

941

Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 256GB, 8GB RAM

Infinix Hot 50 Pro+ 4G

736

Helio G100 256GB, 8GB RAM

Redmi Note 13 Pro 4G

733

Helio G99 Ultra 256GB, 8GB RAM

Redmi Note 14 Pro 4G

732

Helio G100 Ultra 256GB, 8GB RAM

AnTuTu 10

Galaxy A55

726158

Exynos 1480 128GB, 8GB RAM 1080 x 2340 px

Motorola Edge 50

722062

Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 AE 512GB, 12GB RAM 1220 x 2712 px

Motorola Edge 50 Neo

696931

Dimensity 7300 512GB, 12GB RAM 1200 x 2670 px

Nothing Phone (2a)

684574

Dimensity 7200 Pro 256GB, 12GB RAM 1080 x 2412 px

Redmi Note 14 Pro 5G

684320

Dimensity 7300 Ultra 256GB, 8GB RAM 1220 x 2712 px

Poco X7

677093

Dimensity 7300 Ultra 512GB, 12GB RAM 1220 x 2712 px

Nothing CMF Phone 1

646635

Dimensity 7300 256GB, 8GB RAM 1080 x 2400 px

Realme 12+

614150

Dimensity 7050 512GB, 12GB RAM 1080 x 2400 px

Poco X6

605803

Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 512GB, 12GB RAM 1220 x 2712 px

Galaxy A35

603441

Exynos 1380 128GB, 6GB RAM 1080 x 2340 px

Realme 12 Pro

592679

Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 256GB, 8GB RAM 1080 x 2412 px

Redmi Note 13 Pro 5G

581979

Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 512GB, 12GB RAM 1220 x 2712 px

Motorola Edge 50 Fusion

580458

Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 512GB, 12GB RAM 1080 x 2400 px

Infinix Hot 50 Pro+ 4G

436283

Helio G100 256GB, 8GB RAM 1080 x 2436 px

Redmi Note 13 Pro 4G

428545

Helio G99 Ultra 256GB, 8GB RAM 1080 x 2400 px

Redmi Note 14 Pro 4G

423868

Helio G100 Ultra 256GB, 8GB RAM 1220 x 2712 px

3DMark - Wild Life Extreme (2160p)

Nothing Phone (2a)

1151

Dimensity 7200 Pro Mali-G610 MC4 1080 x 2412 px

Galaxy A55

1024

Exynos 1480 Xclipse 530 1080 x 2340 px

Motorola Edge 50 Neo

855

Dimensity 7300 Mali-G615 MC2 1200 x 2670 px

Nothing CMF Phone 1

851

Dimensity 7300 Mali-G615 MC2 1080 x 2400 px

Redmi Note 14 Pro 5G

849

Dimensity 7300 Ultra Mali-G615 MC2 1220 x 2712 px

Poco X7

846

Dimensity 7300 Ultra Mali-G615 MC2 1220 x 2712 px

Motorola Edge 50

823

Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 AE Adreno 644 1220 x 2712 px

Galaxy A35

806

Exynos 1380 Mali-G68 MP5 1080 x 2340 px

Motorola Edge 50 Fusion

793

Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 Adreno 710 1080 x 2400 px

Poco X6

792

Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 Adreno 710 1220 x 2712 px

Redmi Note 13 Pro 5G

792

Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 Adreno 710 1220 x 2712 px

Realme 12+

629

Dimensity 7050 Mali-G68 MC4 1080 x 2400 px

Realme 12 Pro

614

Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 Adreno 710 1080 x 2412 px

Infinix Hot 50 Pro+ 4G

384

Helio G100 Mali-G57 MC2 1080 x 2436 px

Redmi Note 14 Pro 4G

347

Helio G100 Ultra Mali-G57 MC2 1220 x 2712 px

Redmi Note 13 Pro 4G

343

Helio G99 Ultra Mali-G57 MC2 1080 x 2400 px

Don't expect much raw power from the CPU or the GPU. There is still enough performance here to deliver a smooth UI experience and to power most daily tasks. Gaming with higher graphics quality, however, is a bit of a challenge for the Redmi Note 14 4G.

Thermal-throttling

On a more positive note, the Helio G100 Ultra might not be a performance chart-topper, but at least it doesn't put out too much heat, and the heat that is there is well managed by the Redmi Note 14 Pro 4G. The phone displayed excellent thermal management, even with prolonged stress testing.

Thermal throttling

This goes for both CPU and GPU stress testing. Plus, the phone's surface never got unpleasantly warm to the touch. So, excellent marks for thermal management all around.